GD Sundy

GD Sundy

Full name	Grupo Desportivo Sundy
Nickname(s)	Nigéria (Nigeria)
Ground	Campo de Sundy, Sundi Estádio 13 de Julho, Santo António, Principe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
League	Principe Island League
2015	N/A

Grupo Desportivo Sundy is a football club that is based in the section of Sundy/Sundi in the island of Principe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The team plays in the Principe Island League in its local division and plays at Estádio 13 de Julho in the island capital as every club on the island does, their main field is Campo de Sundi which is located in Sundi. Its nickname is Nigéria, Portuguese for Nigeria.

The team won their island title in 1999 and the tenth club to claim the first national title in 2010 and is their only one. Their first three championship finals participation ended with a loss, first to Inter Bom-Bom^[1], then to Bairros Unidos a year later.^[2] At the 2007 national semis, they lost to Vitória 4-3 on May 12.^[3] On March 6, 2010, Sundy challenged against 6 de Setembro in the national final for the title. In the 11th minute of the second half, Sundy scored 1–3 including a penalty.^[4][5][6]

Also Sundy won their first cup title in 2001 and their recent in 2013 totaling 4. Sundy's first appearance at the reformatted cup final was in 2001 where they lost to Vitória FC (Riboque) 4-3, later they lost to the same club in 2007 and in 2011 with the score 4-1, their last was in 2013 which was also unsuccessful, they lost to UDRA from the south of São Tomé 5-1.

Honours

• São Tomé and Príncipe Championship: 1

2009/10

• Principe Island League Championship: 4:

1989, 2000, 2001, 2009

• Taça Regional de Príncipe: 4

2001, 2007, 2011, 2013

Statistics

• Best position: 1st (national)
• Best position at cup competitions: 1st (national)
• Appearances:
  • National Championships: 4
  • Regional Championships: 19
• Appearance at a national cup competition: 4

References